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Extreme weather events (extremely hot, cold, wet, dry) pose challenges to crop production by Indiana's farmers. Dr. Jerry Hatfield, USDA-ARS will provide background on the changes we are seeing in precipitation timing and intensity. Indiana farmer and Eisenhower Fellow, Dan DeSutter along with Blake Vince, Ontario farmer and Nuffield Scholar will discuss the management practices they have adopted to improve resiliency to extreme weather events and reduce risk in their farming operations as well as their observations on cropping systems in other countries